Crime & Safety
Pasadena Driver Dies, Other Motorist Hospitalized In Curtis Bay Crash: Police
A fatal Curtis Bay crash claimed a Pasadena driver and hospitalized another motorist, police said. Officers think icy roads were a factor.
CURTIS BAY, MD — Police announced that a Pasadena driver died and another motorist was hospitalized Tuesday in a Curtis Bay crash.
Officers identified the deceased as 30-year-old Kyle Ryan Cole.
The Fort Smallwood Road accident happened around 5:27 a.m., authorities said. Cole was driving a 2007 Dodge Dakota north on the Stoney Creek Bridge under icy conditions.
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Police said the driver lost control of the pick-up truck, started to rotate and crossed into oncoming traffic. A 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV was heading south on the bridge and could not avoid hitting the Dodge, officers reported.
A press release said the Anne Arundel County Fire Department pronounced Cole dead on the scene. Medics took the Chevy driver to MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore with minor injuries.
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Authorities think the primary cause of the wreck was the Dodge driver's failure to stay in a single lane. Officers said the ice was a factor.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department is investigating.
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